Flooring Headlines
The latest flooring headlines from floorinsite for the contract and residential sectors covering all aspects of your flooring business.
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March Means Wool Flooring at Chelsea!
This month will see twenty-two leading industry carpet brands gather to promote natural wool carpets in central London. Chelsea Football…
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Businesses Call For Clarity On Apprenticeship Levy
Businesses are calling for more clarity on the logistics and affordability of apprenticeship levy. From April 2017 the apprenticeship levy…
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Help To Save Scheme Announced
A new Help to Save scheme will be introduced for workers on low incomes and in-work benefits such as universal…
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Apprenticeship Levy May Disadvantage Smaller Businesses
The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has urged the government to rethink its approach to the apprenticeship levy set to…
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Businesses Not Confident Business Rates Will Lead To Local Growth
Half of businesses are not convinced that the additional income from business rates will be sufficiently invested to promote local…
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Workers Willing To Exchange Pay For Greater Flexibility
A quarter of workers would be willing to take a pay cut in exchange for more flexible working hours, according…
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Job Costs Add Up To £91 Billion A Year
Workers spend a total of £91 billion a year on costs related to their jobs, according to research from…
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Businesses Under-Reporting Cyber Attacks
Businesses are underestimating the importance of cyber security with 28% of cyber attacks being reported to the police, according to…
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Scotland Help To Buy Scheme Launched
A new Help to Buy scheme has launched, providing interest-free equity loans to first-time buyers and people moving home in…
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Savers Underestimating How Much They Need For Retirement
8 out of 10 people are unaware of how much they need to save to achieve their target for retirement,…
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Golden Houses Developments project a staggering £80 million turnover by 2020
Golden Houses Developments, the UK-based construction business specialising in high-end residential projects, is expecting to triple its turnover throughout the…
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Business Broadband Review Announced
A new review on business broadband has been launched to attempt to improve businesses access to broadband. This follows from…
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Investors Expect Dividend Cuts
56% of personal investors are concerned that businesses may cut their dividends, according to research by The Share Centre (SC).…
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Retired Household Income Remains Steady
Retired household income was largely unaffected by the economic downturn, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). However, state…
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Stamp Duty Tax Changes Concern For Joint Buyers
The 3% higher rate stamp duty land tax (SDLT) on second homes and buy-to-lets coming into effect 1 April 2016,…
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Businesses Respond To EU Reform Deal
Business leaders have commented on the Prime Minister’s reform deal on the future of the UK’s relationship with…
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New Chairman for FERFA
FeRFA is delighted to announce the election of a new Chairman for the coming two years and a newly elected…
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Sell More Carpet by Pegging Personalities
By Kevin Cundiff, VP of Retail for Fortegra Personalities. They can dictate a lot of things—including home interior tastes And…
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Personal Savings Allowance Difficult To Understand
Taxpayers will have difficulty understanding the tax-free savings allowance which is being introduced from 6 April 2016, according to the…
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Record Business Rates Collection For Councils
Local councils are expected to collect a record £23.5 billion in business rates by 2017. The government plans to devolve…
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Small Business, Enterprise And Employment Act Timetable Released
The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act, which received Royal Assent in March 2015, will be implemented over the course…
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Pension ISA Tax Relief Could Lower Savings
The potential pension ISA tax relief currently being considered by the government could lower savings by a sixth, according to…
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Self-Employment Growth Needs More Support
Self-employed people now account for 15% of the workforce, according to a report by the government. Currently at 4.6 million,…
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Pay Equality Increasingly Important To Workers
Pay inequality is becoming one of the ways that job applicants are judging potential employers. A survey by Glassdoor has…
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Buy-To-Let Purchases Increase Ahead Of Stamp Duty Changes
An increase in buy-to-let purchases ahead of the stamp duty changes from 1 April 2016 is raising prices. In a…
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